[TVARC] I had FT8 for my Thanksgiving

[K2PS Pete Stafford]

Yup, FT8 is a game changer, especially for all of us antenna-challenged DX
chasers.  Doing it with modern art takes it one step further.

 

I'll add the 76 to our TVARC FT8 Standings, Brad, and good luck getting to
DXCC!

 

73, Pete, K2PS

 

From: tvarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net <tvarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On
Behalf Of KN9B
Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2022 6:16 AM
To: 'TVARC Reflector' <tvarc at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: [TVARC] I had FT8 for my Thanksgiving

 

Living in apartments for the past six years I haven't been on the air very
much. When I did operate it was portable mainly at the Eisenhower Recreation
Center picnic shelter getting only a few hours air time and subject to
weather. To get more air time and reward myself, I decided to try a Magnetic
Loop in my living room. Just think of it as modern art! 

 



 

My 41 Inch square loop, 3/4 Copper Pipe with a slide trombone capacitor and
a GAMMA match. 

 

My brag is in the past days on FT8 I have worked 76 countries with my little
loop. I believe it helps that the loop is quieter and 15M seemed to be
better than I recalled. 

 

73

Brad KN9B

 

 

KN9B DXCC Progress 29-Nov-2022 

          Band = ANY, Mode = FT8, DXCC Status = 76 QSOs / 52 Confirmed


                   

11/18 Friday (setup and testing, first timer on FT8)                 

1        EA8     Canary Is

2        K        United States

                   

11/20 Sunday          

3        OE      Austria

4        CU      Azores

5        VE      Canada

6        HH      Haiti

7        I         Italy

8        KP4     Puerto Rico

9        IS       Sardinia

10      PZ      Surinam

                   

11/21 Monday                   

11      CO      Cuba

12      HI       Dominican Rep

13      OH      Finland

14      XE      Mexico

15      OM     Slovakia

                   

11/22 Tuesday                  

16      LU      Argentina

17      HC      Ecuador

18      DL      Germany

19      JA       Japan

20      HP      Panama

21      CX      Uruguay

                   

11/23 Wednesday (15M was wide open)             

22      EA      Spain

23      CT      Portugal

24      ON      Belgium

25      F        France

26      HA      Hungary

27      PA      Netherlands

28      G        England

29      HK      Colombia

30      OA      Peru

31      YV      Venezuela

32      GM     Scotland

33      ZF      Cayman Is

34      PY      Brazil

35      CP      Bolivia

36      PJ2     Curacao

37      TI       Costa Rica

                   

11/24 Thursday (Thanksgiving, cooking with radio action)                  

38      KL      Alaska

39      E7      Bosnia-Hercegovina

40      OK      Czech Republic

41      ES      Estonia

42      GJ      Jersey

43      YL       Latvia

44      V5      Namibia

45      GI       No Ireland

46      SP      Poland

47      UA9    Russia (AS)

48      UA      Russia (EU)

49      S5      Slovenia

50      J6       St Lucia

51      SM      Sweden

52      HB      Switzerland

53      KP2     Virgin Is

54      GW     Wales

                   

11/25 Friday (no shopping but a great 15M day)            

55      OZ      Denmark

56      9A      Croatia

57      EI       Ireland

58      LZ      Bulgaria

59      YU      Serbia

60      EV      Belarus

61      EA9     Ceuta & Melilla

62      VP2E   Anguilla

63      ZS      So Africa

64      V3      Belize

65      CT3     Madeira Is

66      C6      Bahamas

67      8P      Barbados

68      VK      Australia

69      T7      San Marino

                   

11/26 Saturday (lost a day for Radio on the Square)                

70      CE      Chile

71      FG      Guadeloupe

                   

11/27 Sunday (long day chasing weak signals)              

72      LA      Norway

73      HR      Honduras

74      UA2    Kaliningrad

75      9K      Kuwait

                   

11/28 Monday (chased Romania & Greece for hours & failed, got Luxembourg on
first call @ -26 dB)                   

76      LX      Luxembourg

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